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Is Startup Weekend missing a middle-aged trick?
As one of many simultaneous events taking place around the world, the Wellington Startup Weekend took place on April 10 – 12 at Creative HQ. Now one of the purposes of the weekend event is not...
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At last…an innovation accelerator aimed at physical products
Right, something you can get your teeth into…literally – Lightning Lab Manufacturing. So, instead of a 12 week accelerator to figure out how to take a digital idea out to the world, the same sort of...
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Right…a way to crunch a business model from good research ideas
Here’s an interesting innovation move, one to be applauded. It’s Startup Weekend Science and Research, in Wellington at Creative HQ from Friday July 3 to Sunday 5. Interesting because its the first...
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Startups need to be a ‘little bit evil’
One of the big problems with startups is they’re not ‘evil’ enough. Now there’s a statement bound to make you go ‘huh’. “You need to be a little bit evil,” says Alistair Croll a speaker at Supercharge....
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Psst, want to learn about IT…the Tech for Non-Tech course is a steal
Now, knowing how to code won’t necessarily be required for success in a future digital world. But knowing how the IT layers fit together is required in order to fully participate. Which is why you’d...
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“If you don’t love your idea, don’t do it”
If you don’t love your idea, don’t do it. As well as this point, Nick Gerritsen, speaking at Supercharge, a recent startup event that attracted 150+ in Wellington, said that it is possible to smash it...
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Why there’s an opportunity cost in not being in a Biz Dojo
A few months ago I shifted work premises to become part of Australasia’s largest co-working space. My move to Biz Dojo has been great. I wrote a blog last year about its plans to expand its model...
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Clever solution to a quad bike problem
Here’s a great idea from someone who is (take your pick from, or choose the lot) young, entrepreneurial, agri-tech, female, creative, persevering, clever; and as it happens is a dag-hand at...
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Mevo…(t)apping into the zeitgeist of non-car ownership
Mevo is an intriguing start up that Wellington’s Biz Dojo attracts at times. It is making a major play towards a future where we won’t own our own car, but will hire one as required. Additionally,...
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Solving the part timer work conundrum
Matching both sides of the equation for part time jobs sounds like it should be easy. ‘Employer has limited hours required role = young person willing and happy to do it’. Sounds easy are the operative...
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